Alexandra E. Schindel
Associate Professor
LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION
Specialty/Research Focus
Curriculum and Instruction; Environmental Education; Science Education; Urban Education
Education and Training:
- PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2011)
- MAT, Cornell University (2001)
- BS, Brigham Young University (1998)
Grants:
Grant:
- Reading and (Re)writing the World: Exploring Critical Pedagogy of Place in Early Science and Literacy Learning; Foundation and Research Organization; Spencer Foundation; Awarded; (08/01/2019-07/31/2020)
- WNY Environmental Science Collaborative: Strengthening Science Pathways with Historically Underrepresented Youth; Foundation and Research Organization; UB GSE MEGAS; Awarded; (06/01/2019-08/30/2020)
Publications:
Journal Article:
- McLean, E., Bagchi-Sen, S., Schindel, A., & Atkinson, J. (2019). Household Dependence on Solid Cooking Fuels in Peru: An Analysis of Environmental and Socioeconomic Conditions. Global Environmental Change 58 101961.
Book Chapter:
- Schindel, A., Tolbert, S., & Rodriguez, A. (2019). Engaging multiple identities and ethical commitments as science education researchers/scholar activists. Critical Voices in Science Education Research: Narratives of Academic Journeys, pp. 189-199. New York: Springer.
- Tolbert, S., Schindel, A., Gray, S., Kenny, L., Rivera, M., Snook, N., Widmaier, C. (2019). Empowerment. In D. Ford (Ed.), Keywords in Radical Philosophy and Education, pp. 191-209. The Netherlands: Brill.
Presentations:
Conferences:
- Ormerod, K., Rish, R., & Schindel, A. (2020) Seeing the Places Around Us: Underrepresented and Transnational Youth Co-constructing Place-based Science Identities. Paper presented to repository for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.;
Activities:
Professional Service:
- Founding Member, Conference Organizer, Finance Committee: Science Education for Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice (SEEDS), 2015-present
03/01/2016-05/31/2020